Faculty Focus

JUNE 19, 2025

After the announcement of our small private liberal arts college, we found ourselves redefining and reinventing our careers. Jenni, the early career Assistant Professor, was in her second year of teaching at the institution after leaving an even smaller liberal arts institution which she felt was on shaky financial footing.

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Teaching Ethics Teaching Evaluations Evaluation 54

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

When I first became principal, I was compelled to explore all aspects of what it meant to be a 21 st -century learner in an international baccalaureate context: as a global citizen, as a collaborative co-creator of knowledge, as a caring human being. She ended up doing an art installation and website on the theme “Rightfully Ours.”

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Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 407

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report. It’s so important that we have people who are thinking about the ethical implications of the technology we’re building today.” That was true for Wong of Square.

Art 167

Art STEM Skills Ethics 167

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Consider how their thoughts have changed, evolved, or expanded as they’ve gained more knowledge or insights. Artistic Interpretation: In an art class, the teacher could ask students to reflect on how their perception of a particular art style or genre has changed after studying different artists and techniques.

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Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Esports: Gateway to Careers in Arts, Media and Entertainment: Esports goes beyond just competitive gaming. We’ll demystify the complexities and empower you with the knowledge and skills needed for success. January 15; 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.; South 320GH) 2. January 17; 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.; South 230H) 5.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Knowledge Fairness 311

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2019

PLTW creates an engaging, hands-on classroom environment and empowers students to develop in-demand knowledge and skills they need to thrive. We want to help students develop transportable high-demand skills: to communicate, collaborate, think creatively, and have ethical reasoning skills. Think about the arts.

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STEM Learning Art Ethics 279

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In January, Colby College announced the formation of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence , calling it the “first cross-disciplinary institute for artificial intelligence at a liberal arts college.” There is a reason no other liberal arts college has engaged in an undertaking of this nature.

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Teaching Intelligence Ethics Art 214

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Learners can more effectively assimilate and interrogate new concepts by connecting new information to prior knowledge, extending ideas beyond initial comprehension, and pinpointing areas of challenge or uncertainty. This thinking routine strengthens the links between prior knowledge and new learning, paving the way for deeper learning.

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Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art Math 334

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Privacy and ethical considerations: Data-driven insights are useful, but they raise questions about privacy and ethical responsibility. Teachers bring irreplaceable knowledge and skill, and AI should support–not replace–the professionalism that makes them essential.

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Teachers Technology Ethics Classroom Management 310

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

What about empathy, understanding, and all the things that make a teacher more than just a knowledge dispenser? However, here’s a thought: What if these AI systems could handle some of the more mundane tasks, leaving you to explore the art of teaching, to inspire curiosity, and ignite passion? There will be some. The result?

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Ethics Art Critical Thinking Writing 294

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

“With this name change, we want to make it clear that we’re dedicated to using our experience in science education to partner with educators and communities to develop the next generation of knowledgeable citizens who can solve problems, contribute to their communities, and drive innovation.”. About Vernier Science Education.

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Science Technology STEM Education 244

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2023

There is an art and science into offering valuable insights and taking the time to share reflections and revel in real-world experiences. My takeaway: Mentoring is a careful art and science—as it takes valuable time to create trust and rigor. That is, they have more than just qualities. How do I know this as a learner?

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Art Science Students Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2023

There is an art and science into offering valuable insights and taking the time to share reflections and revel in real-world experiences. My takeaway: Mentoring is a careful art and science—as it takes valuable time to create trust and rigor. That is, they have more than just qualities. How do I know this as a learner?

Art 98

Art Science Students Motivation 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Reflect from your own life: it’s not just your own knowledge, but how you use that knowledge — your skills. It is not just your skills and knowledge, but also how you engage in the world– your character. First there is knowledge — which still matters of course! It is knowledge and competencies.

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Curriculum Critical Thinking Knowledge STEM 189

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It builds on years of work in Digital and Media Literacy and Computational Thinking , including elements of computer science, ethics and additional areas beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). AI Literacy applies 21st-century skills , including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.

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Intelligence Education Learning Ethics 203

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Navigate the ethics of generative AI in education. Generative AI is incredibly exciting but also opens the door to new questions about ethics and responsibility in the digital age. When selecting a generative AI tool, examine creators, training methods and ethical transparency.

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Ethics Feedback Students Evaluation 183

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

mainly comes in a few fixed shapes and sizes: the research university, the liberal arts college, the community college, the technical college. And except for relatively new options by for-profit upstarts, the options haven’t changed much in decades, despite the rise of the internet and a knowledge economy. College in the U.S.

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Lecturing Art Internet Ethics 218

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

From cloning to social media, it is more essential to understand the ethical implications of an idea and how it will impact people than it is to build well-designed code. Wisdom is the quality of having knowledge, experience, and good judgment. Virtue is conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles.

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Education History Ethics Culture 153

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

According to Microsofts 2024 Work Trend Index , 75 percent of knowledge workers use AI, double the percentage of just six months before. Department of Education Office of Educational Technologys AI policy report addresses the clear need to share knowledge, engage educators and refine policies for AI use in education.

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Education Knowledge Ethics Fairness 150

Teach Thought

JULY 20, 2024

Discussions and Debates: To encourage critical thinking, engage students in conversations about AI ethics, societal impacts, and future possibilities. Critical Thinking and Ethics Explore AI’s ethical dimensions through case studies and debates Case Studies: Discuss real-world AI applications and their societal impacts.

Intelligence 126

Intelligence Technology Teaching Ethics 126

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Art Graesser: A lot of the learning that goes on is shallow learning: memorizing things and being exposed to ideas, for example. Sometimes the two agents can agree on information that is false and clashes with the knowledge of the learner. That’s fine for entertaining or inspiring and shallow knowledge, but it isn’t deep knowledge.

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Intelligence Lecturing Multiple Choice Questions Learning 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This vision of Holocaust education as an ethical awakening and an inoculation against hate is powerful, but top-down mandates also introduce significant challenges for educators. Knowledge in the absence of understanding the larger meaning is of limited value.

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Teaching Ethics History Textbooks 124

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? I want the students to do something historical, obviously—depict an event or person, perhaps—but I understand that not everyone is equally creative in the arts.

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Assignments Grades History Art 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Here are seven I use during the pre-Thanksgiving season: ASCII Art Comics Holiday Widget Team Challenge Thanksgiving Poll Thinking Games Themed ASCII Art Time required: Less than one class ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 171

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

I have seen friends on Facebook create decent songs and stunning artistic creations with little knowledge of music or art, all after spending a bit of time getting to know an AI art or music generator. We’d have loads of discussions on what constitutes ethical use of AI in this brave new world and ethics in general.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech? Looking ahead to 2024, the industry is poised to transition to an offensive stance.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They articulated how they would and would not use [AI-assisted text generators] at school and built the ethics with their understanding and discussion. I leveraged AI to develop activities I could do with him to engage his interest in medieval while meeting language arts standards.

Education 197

Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 197

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2023

I think that this is about the art and science of taking care of kids, and that all of us who are in any position raising or working with kids need to come together and figure out: How do we collectively share information and share the responsibility of the kids who are in our care?

Teachers 195

Teachers Ethics Science Coaching 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here are seven I use during the pre-holiday season: ASCII Art. ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Quandary – challenge students ethically in this MIT game.

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Activities Learning Attention Failure 174

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Engineering Dreams offers educators and students a variety of interactive, standards-aligned learning resources to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers, risk takers and ethical problem-solvers. For more information, visit www.asmefoundation.org.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Education Knowledge 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, after listening to a TED Talk featuring Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy , demonstrating the use of AI tutors in his school, I realized that my days of teaching traditional math content and language arts skills are numbered. In the absence of ethics and values to drive the deployment of AI , its arrival in schools is a risk.

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Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Whether you’re a tech-savvy educator or just starting with AI, this presentation will equip you with the knowledge and skills to create your very own custom chatbots. Attendees will leave equipped with the knowledge and tools to immediately integrate AI-powered feedback in their classrooms. 15, 2025; 3 p.m.-4 15, 2025; 9 a.m.-9:45

Intelligence 130

Intelligence Feedback Ethics Knowledge 130

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones? They caption it or title it much like they would a picture in an art gallery. Students then post an image. Clover, D.

Technology 122

Technology Art Learning Students 122

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2019

On its LinkedIn page is a more detailed guarantee: “Our efforts have resulted in 100% admission into the top 200 universities in the US, and ultimately successful careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Business Management,” it says. “To Has she ever offered a guarantee? “I

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Counselling Ethics Fairness Coaching 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Blockchain credentials are currently “a solution in search of a problem,” says Kevin Werbach, a professor of legal studies and business ethics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. “If Not everyone is sold on this vision, though. Well, mostly about cryptocurrency. Artists and musicians, what can we learn from them?”

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Education Ethics Internet Exams 195

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

Additionally, students aren’t just proving their knowledge in a multiple-choice exam. Students do take a short exam at the end of the year on topics including data security and ethics, but their projects and applications make up the largest component of their grade.

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Science Exams Accessibility Syllabus 114